Dabaaz - Ça fait un bail [OFFICIEL]

What this video is

Released during a period of creative resurgence for Dabaaz following his post-Triptik hiatus, 'Ça fait un bail' ('It's been a while') is widely regarded as a landmark of raw introspective honesty in French underground rap. Dabaaz, a founding member of Triptik — one of the most respected French hip-hop groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s — had stepped back from music to pursue event organizing and the Poyz &…

Why it matters

A touchstone of early 2010s French underground rap that exemplifies the confessional, lo-fi solo work emerging from the post-collective era of French hip-hop. The video's stripped aesthetic — rapid cuts, warm urban lighting, realist performance — codified a visual grammar for introspective rap…

The director

Samuel Rixon is a Paris-based film and video director who graduated from ESRA Paris. He has built a career spanning music video direction and fashion film, with a portfolio including work for luxury houses Louis Vuitton, Gucci, and Fenty. Early in his career…